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In early October, Ali Al-Za’tari, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan visited New York to discuss some of the major humanitarian and development challenges facing the east African nation.
Sudan, he says, is at a critical juncture in its recent history. “We’re talking...

After bombs fell in the fields outside their village in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, Mary and her family decided to leave. Mercifully no one was killed in the strike, but more than two years of constant fighting meant that she, like so many others, no longer felt safe.
Five days later, after trekking...

In the village of Btoata in western Darfur, Jamiya has found a sustainable way to store her family’s newly harvested crops after returning home from years of displacement. She uses a dabanga, which is a large storage vessel used to preserve food. In the nearby village of Shushta, Ashta has started...

The UN humanitarian chief has announced the allocation of some US$100 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide life-saving aid to people in 12 poorly- funded emergencies, ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen.
“Millions of people continue to need help around the world after...

The United Nations (UN) Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$14 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to life-saving humanitarian projects in Darfur, western Sudan. This money will get vital aid to people who are enduring one of the worst humanitarian crises in the...